Method for forming shoot houses

Title: Method for forming shoot houses

Related Patent Categories: Stock Material Or Miscellaneous Articles, Composite (nonstructural Laminate), Of Metal

Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Claims

The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060234069, Method for forming shoot houses.

1. A method for forming a section of a modular bullet proof ceiling comprising: placing a support member in a generally horizontal orientation, the support member having a surface which is flat and generally horizontal; placing two bullet proof plates in a generally horizontal orientation such that an edge of the first plate is adjacent an edge of the second plate so as to form a joint and such that the joint is placed on top of the flat surface of the support member; placing a backing means on top of the joint; and holding the support member, steel plates, and backing means firmly together.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises disposing a bracket on a wall to thereby support the ceiling.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the support member is attached to the bracket.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising two support brackets attached to two walls, and wherein each end of the support member is attached to a bracket.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises attaching the support member, steel plates, and backing means with a plurality of bolts to thereby hold the support member, steel plates, and backing means firmly together.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises selecting a backing means from the group consisting of washers and steel strips.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises attaching a sheet material to the bottom of the support member to thereby form a bullet containment chamber.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises attaching a sheet material to the to of the ceiling.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the facing strip of a joint forms a support column for holding up the ceiling.

10. A method for forming a bullet proof ceiling, comprising: placing a plurality of support members in a generally horizontal fashion, each of the support members having at least one flat and generally horizontal surface; disposing a plurality of bullet proof plates adjacent the support members to thereby form a ceiling, the plates being oriented such that the edge of a plate is adjacent the edge of any adjacent plate so as to form a joint and such that the joint is disposed adjacent the flat and generally horizontal surface of the support member; and attaching the plurality of bullet proof plates to the plurality of support members.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises attaching a plurality of brackets to at least two walls and attaching the plurality of support members to the plurality of brackets.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the bullet proof plates are releasably attached to the support members.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the bullet proof plates are attached to the support members with a plurality of bolts.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises disposing a backing means to cover the side of the joint opposite the support member and attaching the backing means to the joint.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises disposing at least one sheet of bullet penetrable material to the ceiling.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises attaching the ceiling to a modular bullet proof wall, the bullet proof wall comprising at least two bullet proof panels, the panels being arranged such that an edge of one panel is disposed adjacent the edge of another panel to form a joint, and wherein the joint is covered by a facing strip.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises attaching at least one bracket to the wall and attaching the ceiling to the at least one bracket.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the facing strip is held firmly against the bullet proof panels with a plurality of bolts.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the wall further comprises a backing means disposed to cover the joint on the side of the joint opposite the facing strip.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the backing means is selected from the group consisting of a steel strip and washers.

21. A bullet proof ceiling comprising: a plurality of bullet proof plates disposed horizontally so as to form a ceiling, adjacent plates having their adjacent edges placed in a linear arrangement so as to form a joint; a plurality of elongate support members, the support members having at least one flat surface and being disposed either above or below the plates such that the at least one flat surface of the support members covers the joint between the bullet proof plates, the support members being attached to the plates.

22. The bullet proof ceiling of claim 21, further comprising a backing means placed to cover the joint on the side opposite the support members, the backing means being attached to the plates.

23. The bullet proof ceiling of claim 21, wherein the support members are releasably attached to the plurality of bullet proof steel plates.

24. The bullet proof ceiling of claim 21, further comprising a plurality of brackets which are attached to the support members and configured for supporting then weight of the ceiling.

25. The bullet proof ceiling of claim 21, further comprising a sheet of bullet penetrable material disposed below the ceiling, spaced apart from the ceiling, and attached to the ceiling to thereby form a bullet containment chamber.

26. The bullet proof ceiling of claim 21, further comprising a sheet of material disposed above the ceiling and attached to the ceiling.

27. A shoot house comprising the bullet proof ceiling of claim 15 and at least one modular ballistic wall, the wall comprising at least two bullet proof panels placed adjacent each other such that the edges of the panels form a joint, a facing strip placed to cover the joint, and a backing means placed to cover the joint on the side opposite the facing strip.

28. The shoot house of claim 27, further comprising a plurality of bolts for holding the facing strip and backing means tightly against the panels.

29. The shoot house of claim 27, wherein the backing means are selected from the group consisting of strip steel and washers.

30. The shoot house of claim 27, wherein the panels are bullet proof steel plates.

31. The shoot house of claim 27, wherein the shoot house further comprises at least one bracket attached to the walls and configured for supporting the ceiling.

32. The shoot house of claim 31, wherein the brackets are attached to the facing strips.

33. The shoot house of claim 31, wherein the brackets are attached to the ceiling support members.

34. A modular bullet proof ceiling comprising: at least one bracket; at least one elongate support member disposed in a generally horizontal manner and being attached to the at least one bracket, the support member having at least one flat and generally horizontal surface; at least two bullet proof plates, the plates being disposed in a generally horizontal manner such that an edge of the first plate is disposed adjacent an edge of the second plate to form a joint, and the plates being disposed such that the joint is placed adjacent the at least one flat surface of the support member to thereby be covered by the flat surface; a backing means disposed adjacent the joint on the side of the joint opposite the support member; and an attachment means for holding the backing means, steel plates, and support member firmly together.

35. The ceiling of claim 34, wherein the at least one elongate support member is releasably attached to the at least one bracket.

36. The ceiling of claim 34, wherein the attachment means comprises a plurality of bolts.

37. The ceiling of claim 34, wherein the backing means is selected from the group consisting of washers and steel strips having holes formed therein.

38. The ceiling of claim 34, further comprising a sheet of bullet penetrable material disposed below the ceiling, spaced apart from the steel plates, and attached to the ceiling to thereby form a bullet containment chamber.

39. A bullet proof ceiling comprising: at least two bullet proof plates disposed horizontally so as to form a ceiling, the plates being oriented such that an edge of the first plate is disposed adjacent the edge of a second plate to form a joint; a facing means disposed to cover the joint; a backing means disposed on the side of then joint opposite the facing means to thereby cover the joint; attachment means configured for holding the facing means, at least two bullet proof plates, and backing means firmly together; and a plurality of elongate support members disposed to support the ceiling.

40. The ceiling of claim 39, wherein each of the support members has at least one flat surface and wherein the flat surface forms the facing means disposed to cover the joint.

41. The ceiling of claim 39, wherein the facing means, backing means, and bullet proof plates are releasably held together by a plurality of bolts.

42. The ceiling of claim 39, wherein the backing means are selected from the group consisting of washers and steel strips having a plurality of holes formed therein.

43. The ceiling of claim 39, further comprising a sheet of bullet penetrable material disposed below the ceiling, spaced apart from the ceiling, and attached to the ceiling to thereby form a bullet containment chamber to prevent bullets from ricocheting off of the ceiling.

44. A shoot house comprising the ceiling of claim 39 and further comprising at least one bullet proof wall, the wall comprising: at least two bullet proof panels, the panels being oriented such that an edge of one panels is adjacent the edge of another panel so as to form a joint; a facing strip placed adjacent the joint so as to cover the joint; a backing means placed to cover the joint on the side of the joint opposite the facing strip; and a plurality of bolts for holding the facing strip and backing means tightly against the panels.

45. A shoot house comprising: a plurality of bullet proof walls; a plurality of brackets attached to the plurality of walls and configured for supporting a ceiling; a plurality of support members attached to the plurality of brackets; at least two steel plates disposed horizontally to form a ceiling, the plates being disposed so that an edge of the first plate is disposed adjacent the edge of the second plate to thereby form a joint; a facing means disposed to cover the joint; and attachment means for holding the facing means tightly against the joint.

46. The shoot house of claim 45, wherein the brackets are releasably attached to the bullet proof walls.

47. The shoot house of claim 45, wherein the plurality of support members each have at least one flat edge and wherein the at least one flat edge is the facing means disposed to cover the joint.

48. The shoot house of claim 45, further comprising a backing means selected from the group consisting of washers and steel strips with holes formed therein, the backing means being disposed on the side of the joint opposite the facing means to thereby cover the joint and being held tightly against the joint by the attachment means.

49. The shoot house of claim 45, further comprising a sheet of bullet penetrable material disposed below the ceiling, spaced apart from the steel plates, and attached to the ceiling to form a bullet containment chamber.

50. The shoot house of claim 45, further comprising a second floor, the second floor comprising a plurality of bullet proof walls configured to form rooms, the second floor resting upon at least one of the first floor walls and first floor ceiling.

51. The shoot house of claim 50, further comprising a second floor ceiling.

52. The shoot house of claim 51, wherein the ceiling is formed of at least two steel plates, the plates being disposed generally horizontally such that an edge of the first plate is disposed adjacent an edge of the second plate to form a joint, the joint being covered by a facing means and backing means, the backing means and facing means being held firmly against the joint, and the ceiling further comprising at least one elongate support member attached to the steel plates to thereby support the ceiling.

53. The shoot house of claim 50, wherein the second floor walls are attached to at least one of the first floor walls and the first floor ceiling with a plurality of brackets.

54. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises attaching at least one upper story bullet proof wall on top of at least one of the ceiling or modular bullet proof wall.

55. The method of claim 54, wherein the upper story bullet proof wall is formed with a plurality of bullet proof panels disposed adjacent each other to form a joint and a plurality of facing strips disposed to cover the joint and attached to the plurality of bullet proof panels.

56. The shoot house of claim 27, wherein the shoot house comprises at least two modular ballistic walls and at least two shoot house levels, and wherein at least one wall is a lower level wall and at least one wall is an upper level wall.

57. The shoot house of claim 56, wherein the ceiling is attached to the lower level wall with brackets and wherein the upper level wall is attached to at least one of the lower level wall and ceiling.

58. The shoot house of claim 44, wherein the at least one bullet proof wall is a lower level wall, the ceiling being attached to the lower level wall, and wherein the shoot house further comprises at least one upper level wall forming a second level of the shoot house.

59. The shoot house of claim 58, wherein the at least one upper level wall further comprises: at least two bullet proof plates, the plates being disposed such that an edge of one plate is adjacent the edge of another plate so as to form a joint; and a facing strip disposed to cover the joint and attached to the at least two bullet proof plates.

60. A shoot house comprising: a lower level wall comprising a first and second bullet proof plates disposed such that an edge of the first plate is adjacent the edge of the second plate forming a joint, and a facing strip disposed to cover the joint and being attached to the first and second plates, the facing strip further comprising a bracket disposed on an end of the facing strip; a ceiling comprising a support member attached to the bracket and at least one bullet proof plate attached to the support member.

61. The shoot house of claim 60, further comprising a second level wall disposed above the first level wall and ceiling, the second level wall comprising a first and second bullet proof plates disposed such that an edge of the first plate is adjacent the edge of the second plate forming a joint, and a facing strip disposed to cover the joint and being attached to the first and second plates

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